Le Lézard

Maurice Rollinat 1846 (Châteauroux) – 1903 (Ivry-sur-Seine)



Sur le vieux mur qui se lézarde,
Que de lézards gris ! ça fourmille !
Quand je m’en vais dans la charmille,
Toutes les fois je les regarde.

L’un d’eux sur ma main se hasarde,
Car moi, je suis de la famille.
Sur le vieux mur qui se lézarde
Que de lézards gris ! ça fourmille !

Je n’ai point la mine hagarde
Pour la bestiole gentille,
Et c’est en paix qu’elle frétille,
Se sachant bien en bonne garde
Sur le vieux mur qui se lézarde.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABba abAB abbaA
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 447
Words 84
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 5

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